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Haskell County commissioners approve request to release CDBG funds for North Perry Loop Road paving project
Summary
The board voted to seek release of Community Development Block Grant funds for about 1.5 miles of North Perry Loop Road, approved related HUD-required plans and a $9,500 administrative contract with the grant administrator.
Haskell County commissioners on a unanimous vote authorized county staff to request release of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for a North Perry Loop Road paving project and approved the HUD-required plans and an administrative contract.
County staff told the board the county’s CDBG application, submitted on behalf of District 2 for roughly 1.5 miles of asphalt on North Perry Loop Road, has been approved by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and that an environmental review returned "no adverse effects." Staff asked the board to approve a notice of intent to request release of funds so the department can issue the award and the county can proceed to bidding and construction. Commissioners voted to approve the request.
Why it matters: the approval clears procedural steps required by HUD and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for the county to receive CDBG funding and begin procurement and construction. Staff said the county will match the federal portion with a local grant and move forward with sealed bids and a required pre-construction conference.
Hannah, a county staff member who presented the agenda items, described the package of required HUD documents the county approved: a residential displacement and relocation assistance plan that states the county will undertake public improvements and does not anticipate demolition or conversion of low- or moderate-income housing units; a Fair Housing resolution declaring the county’s intent to ensure equal housing opportunity; and a Section 3 resolution and plan (24 CFR 75) designed to give, to the greatest extent feasible, training and employment opportunities on the project to low-income residents. "This plan states that Haskell County will undertake public improvements and no demolition or conversion of low or moderate income housing units are anticipated," Hannah said while explaining the required HUD paperwork.
The board also approved an administrative contract with Ketto (grant administrator) for $9,500 to prepare bid packages, manage ODOC monitoring and assist with invoicing and closeout documents once work is underway. According to staff, Ketto will compile sealed bid packages, run the required pre-construction conference with the successful bidder and submit monthly invoices and expenditure reports to the Department of Commerce so Haskell County can be reimbursed as the project proceeds.
The transcript included numeric formatting errors for the application totals; staff stated the federal application amount as 136,363.63 and a reported local match of 160,000. Taken together, staff presented a project total of approximately $296,363.63. The board approved the funding request and related HUD plans and contracts by recorded vote.
Next steps: staff will submit the formal request for release of funds to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and proceed with procurement according to ODOC requirements. The county also authorized Ketto to complete administrative tasks and ODOC monitoring documents.
